Athlete Quotes · Page 28

I never considered myself a good photographer. I still don't. I thought of myself as a hard worker. My camera was a…

— Lawrence Schiller

Paul Robeson was an athlete, Rutgers valedictorian, lawyer, writer, actor in movies and plays, great voice - a black male doing it…

— Dhani Jones

There is something that can happen to every athlete and every human being; the instinct to slack off, to give in to…

— Jesse Owens

Any athlete or any actor who's preparing for a long time to step on a stage or step on a field or…

— Dwayne Johnson

The only real stupidity is that of a closed mind.

— Jan Garavaglia

Athletics is a great sport with many different events and athletes come in all shapes and sizes. I'm one of the smallest…

— Jenny Meadows

It was bad enough to have toppled from the Olympic heights to make my living competing with animals. But the competition wasn't…

— Jesse Owens

I'm not angry. As an athlete ... you should be open to criticism, and you're allowed to be criticized, because not everybody…

— Roger Federer

I never scrimmage Oilers against Oilers...What for? Houston isn't on our schedule.

— Bum Phillips

I was afraid I would see someone from my past who thought I was this big athlete, and then I end up…

— Victor Cruz

I don't really look like an athlete.

— Austin Reaves

The shortstop is a perfectly conditioned athlete. You're running out on relays all the time. You're covering second base. On every pitch,…

— Lou Boudreau

People ask me to describe myself, but it's a very personal thing. You don't feel comfortable.

— Damon Hill

Concentration is why some athletes are better than others. You develop that concentration in training and concentrate in a meet.

— Edwin Moses

When you talk about an injury and the kind of depression you go through, it's not just because you're out of shape…

— Jamila Wideman

I had a fantastic career. I loved being a professional athlete.

— Becky Hammon

I think the greatest all-around athlete ever was Jim Brown. He played lacrosse, basketball and ran track at Syracuse. He played professional…

— Will McDonough

The Olympic Games were created for the exhaltation of the individual athlete.

— Pierre de Coubertin

You get very tired, and there was a certain amount of pain and you slow up. Your legs are so tired that…

— Roger Bannister

You've got to be actively involved in the process yourself and you've got to listen carefully to what the coach is saying,…

— Lynn Davies

But they've [my children] made me better. They hold me more accountable for who I am and who I aspire to be,…

— Kerri Walsh

I love the game. It's fun to play, period. I love running around and getting sweaty. I love trying to lead my…

— Jamila Wideman

I train like a pro-athlete, not like an actor who's just trying to look pretty.

— Joe Manganiello

My mother is currently associating with some undesirables who are attempting to transform her into an athlete of sorts, deprave specimens of…

— John Kennedy Toole

Athletes try to get other athletes out and they should have no false starts.

— Asafa Powell